Incidence and risk factors of Blastocystis infection in an orphanage in Bangkok, Thailand

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Pipatsatitpong, Duangnate ^a   Rangsin, Ram ^b   Leelayoova, Saovanee ^b   Naaglor, Tawee ^b   Mungthin, Mathirut ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ORPHANAGE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THAILAND;

ADULT; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, ORPHANED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORPHANAGES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS SP.; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84857016715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-37     Document Type: Article

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